¡Hi all! This is my second chapter of "Meeting The Parents", the first part of the actual dinner, when Henry meets the mom. I hope you enjoy!
As the pair was walking up to the house, Teddy was trying to think of anything else she should warn Henry about. She mentioned the weird fetish her mother had with birds, but thought that the taxidermy they had all over the house might scare him off before they even walked in the house. Some things might be better left for him to discover on his own.
"So what did you dad do again, did you say the navy?" Henry asked.
"No, he was in the navy, not the army. They are different, one is on land, and one is on sea."
By this time, they had reached the big double doors. Teddy rang the doorbell, and a moment later, an older woman, of about sixty come to the door. The women gave a look over Henry, then smiled awkwardly at Teddy, and said "come on in".
Teddy chuckled a bit, then said, "Thanks for inviting us mom. I know that this is a bit late for you, but the living room look beautiful."
"Thanks dear, you are always invited for dinner. "She said this without even glancing at Henry. "Come and sit down"
"Oh, and this is Henry" Teddy said, "From the hospital". She figured that that was at least partly true, she did meet him while he was a patient there. "Henry, this is my mother, Vivien."
"But you can call me Mrs. Altman." Oh dear, Teddy thought, this was already going off to a bad start, not that there was any chance of anything better. Her mom probably suspected what was going to happen next, or at least a mini-version of it.
"So where is dad"
"Your father is in his office. He will be down in about 5 minutes. He wanted to check something with the CIA."
"Yeah, you are just trying to scare Henry. But I can guarantee that it is not going to work."
"Why do you think that?"
"Because, because that is what you always do. You scare the guys I bring to meet you." Teddy explained. "In fact, it is too late now, so do not even bother trying."
"What do you mean?"
"Um well" Teddy said, she did not mean to bring up this topic so early. She was hopping to do it with both parents around, to soften the blow, and only have to tell them once.
Henry felt this would be a good moment to step in. "What she means is that she is a grown women. Can you tell me about the bird house you have here, it looks fascinating, and does it have a story behind it?"
"Why yes, about 30 years ago, Mr. Altman was stationed at…"
Thanks for reading. I know this is short, but I wanted at least one chapter with just the mother, you will see what I mean later. I hope to have another chapter by the end of this weekend, after my monster test. Reviews are welcomed!